East Asia

Saying UnSorry

Will Japan's new prime minister really take back his country's apology for World War II?

BY ROBERT WHITING | JANUARY 30, 2013

A Maritime Balkans of the 21st Century?

East Asia is a tinderbox on water.

BY KEVIN RUDD | JANUARY 30, 2013

The League of Authoritarian Gentlemen

It used to be that it was mainly the liberal democracies who banded together in defense of their values. No longer.

BY ALEXANDER COOLEY | JANUARY 30, 2013

Seizing the Moment

The world’s leading nations are convening a meeting on the fight against corruption. Here’s what they ought to be discussing.

BY LAURENCE COCKCROFT | JANUARY 22, 2013

Second-Term Heat

What will be the legacy of Obama's next four years?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 18, 2013

Rising Sun

What if Japan actually gets its economic act together?

BY ROBERT DUJARRIC | JANUARY 14, 2013

China's Press Freedom Goes South

Will Southern Weekly's protest against censorship change the face of journalism in China?

BY ANNIE ZHANG | JANUARY 11, 2013

Don't Engage Kim Jong Un -- Bankrupt Him

It's time to play hardball with North Korea's new leader.

BY JOSHUA STANTON, SUNG-YOON LEE | JANUARY 9, 2013

Reinventing China, Again

China made it big by saving money. Now it needs to spend it.

BY ROBYN MEREDITH | JANUARY 7, 2013

Chuck Hagel's Biggest Task

Obama's new defense secretary will first and foremost need to get the Asia pivot right.

BY JAMES HOLMES | JANUARY 7, 2013

Gorging on Investment, Choking on Red Tape

Academic economists usually air their new ideas first in working papers. Here, before the work gets dusty, a quick look at transition policy research in progress.

BY PETER PASSELL | JANUARY 4, 2013

Four Surprises That Could Rock Asia in 2013

Are we paying attention to the wrong crises?

BY MICHAEL MAZZA | JANUARY 3, 2013

Is This Any Way to Treat Your Banker?

China recoils in horror at America's fiscal dysfunction.

BY SHEN DINGLI | JANUARY 2, 2013

Babies Wanted

A look at the 10 countries with the lowest fertility rates in the world.

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | JANUARY 2, 2013

The Disappeared

Even the Soviet Union eventually acknowledged Stalin's Great Famine. Why does China still hide evidence of its own mass starvation under Mao?

BY FRANK DIKÖTTER | JANUARY 2, 2013

Let Them Eat Grass

What do Weibots think about China's Great Famine?

BY MURONG XUECUN | JANUARY 2, 2013

We're All Declinist Pundits These Days; Recession-Proof

FP's "Who Won the Great Recession?" package elicits reflections on U.S.-China power dynamics and how to succeed in business during hard times.

JANUARY 2, 2013

North Korea Does Not Believe in Unicorns

But it does believe in promoting a fanciful version of its own history.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH, ADAM CATHCART | DECEMBER 27, 2012

9 Stories That Will Move Markets in 2013

From the U.S. deficit to Mideast turmoil, the issues that could have the biggest impact on the global economy in the coming year.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | DECEMBER 24, 2012

The World War on Christmas

Five places where Santa really does have to watch his back.

BY ELIZABETH F. RALPH | DECEMBER 24, 2012

Dynasty

Why are so many Asian countries run by families?

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | DECEMBER 20, 2012

People's Power

Eight ways China's military is catching up to the United States.

BY JOHN REED | DECEMBER 20, 2012

Nothing Is Written

The triumph of democracy isn't inevitable. It has to be fought for.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | DECEMBER 19, 2012

The Dictator's Daughter

The heir of a controversial South Korean autocrat is now the country's first female president. Can she emerge from his shadow?

BY GEOFFREY CAIN | DECEMBER 18, 2012

A Line in the Sea

Is Japan’s new leader going to pick a fight with China?

BY MICHAEL AUSLIN | DECEMBER 18, 2012

They Actually Did It

Are we all going to die from an Iranian-built, North Korean ICBM?

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | DECEMBER 14, 2012

Tokyo Hawks

Meet the conservatives who could soon run Japan.

BY JEFF KINGSTON | DECEMBER 14, 2012

5 Reasons the Japanese Elections Matter

The results of Sunday's contest could rock the global economy and destabilize Asia. Maybe the world should pay attention?

BY MICHAEL CUCEK | DECEMBER 14, 2012

Launch This

Why Barack Obama needs to reset his North Korea policy.

BY JOEL S. WIT, JENNY TOWN | DECEMBER 13, 2012

The Yakuza Lobby

How Japan's murky underworld became the patron and power broker of the ruling party that intended to clean up politics.

BY JAKE ADELSTEIN | DECEMBER 13, 2012